Eternal Life from Talisman Painting

Chapter 580: Chapter 294: Harnessing Fire with Wood

With the fermentation of the Yin Soul Sect Secret Realm, initially only allowing Qi Refining Cultivators to enter, most faced certain death with only a few lucky ones managing to come out.

The things brought out were mostly incomplete items, along with a pitiful amount of information.

However, everything changed after a year when the restrictions weakened, and Foundation Establishment Cultivators could enter, altering the situation.

If a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s mana is sufficiently prepared, especially with some major forces preparing spirit pills and spirit liquids to restore mana, paired with talisman treasures, they can already display considerable strength.

Foundation Establishment Cultivators can now explore more secrets within the Secret Realm.

Because of this, Five Dragons Island became a mix of dragons and serpents, causing the situation to become turbulent.

However, during these two years, Lin Chang’an focused solely on cultivation, crafting array formations to earn spirit stones.

...

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, two years have passed.

[Life Span: 171/605]

[Realm: Core Golden Early Stage (37/100)]

Inside the cave dwelling, Lin Chang’an slowly opened his eyes. His cultivation was steadily progressing, but his mind was on his Lifebound Treasure.

"Two years, finally cleared the demonic qi from one Sun-Piercing Divine Sword!"

In front of Lin Chang’an, a golden-patterned ancient sword emanated a scorching aura with a faint golden light.

Since acquiring it at an auction two years ago and nourishing this treasure with Fire Spirit Liquid, crafted from the Fusang Divine Tree, it had greedily absorbed and quickly began to restore its spirituality.

As the spirituality of the Fusang Divine Tree recovered, the repulsion against the internal demonic qi naturally increased. Additionally, over two years, Lin Chang’an harnessed the Profound Celestial Immortal Vine.

Finally purifying all the pure demonic qi within the sword’s body.

"The beginning is the hardest, as long as there’s a first one, the remaining thirty-five are just a matter of time."

Lin Chang’an took a deep breath, as he injected mana into the treasure sword, the Sun-Piercing Divine Sword shimmered faintly with slight flames.

A fiery red flame gradually appeared, the scorching aura growing even more intense.

Upon seeing the flame, a hint of joy appeared on Lin Chang’an’s face.

"The Fusang Divine Tree can release red flames after three thousand years, which means that my Lifebound Treasure’s spirituality has now recovered to three thousand years."

If it had been cultivated from scratch, it would have been incredibly difficult.

But if the spirituality was just greatly diminished, slowly nurturing it to recovery is a completely different level of difficulty.

Even though it’s only restored to red flames, this level already fills him with great delight.

"This terrifying scorching aura, even ordinary Core Formation Cultivators must dread it."

Feeling the terrifying fiery red flame on the sword blade, Lin Chang’an took a deep breath and pierced directly at the barrier in the secret room.

The Sun-Piercing Divine Sword was slowly thrust forward, yet this usually impenetrable barrier, this time pierced just like wax meeting a heated blade.

Effortlessly piercing through the barrier, the process met with little resistance.

Lin Chang’an watched, stunned.

"Such power, probably even the body of an ordinary Tier Three Demon Beast can’t withstand it."

With the three-thousand-year-old red flame, the power is already sufficient to handle an ordinary Tier Three Demon Beast. If it recovers to a six-thousand-year-old yellow flame, wouldn’t it make even Nascent Soul Cultivators cautious?

Perhaps even the scorching white flames of over ten thousand years...

Thinking of this, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but smirk, as if a heavenly pathway had already presented itself before him.

"With this, the spiritual flame nurtured by my Lifebound Treasure is my strongest trump card."

At this moment, Lin Chang’an’s eyes glinted. He believed that if caught off guard, even Core Formation Late Stage cultivators would be startled.

Of course, he also knew that while the flames were strong, some powerful Core Formation Cultivators possessed their own protective dharma treasures, making it not so easy to get close.

Yet even so, with this trump card, he felt much more at ease.

"However, there is a flaw; the spiritual fire nurtured inside the sword still needs continued nurturing to grow stronger."

Lin Chang’an frowned, determined to accelerate the purification of the remaining thirty-five Lifebound Treasures in the days to come.

By then, the complete set of thirty-six Lifebound Treasures would be even more powerful.

"Moreover, on regular days, with enhancements, the treasure’s intrinsic power increases by threefold."

Even without using the spiritual fire nurtured inside the sword, its power is substantial. At this moment, holding the Sun-Piercing Divine Sword and sensing its might, Lin Chang’an’s eyes flickered.

If he were now to use this sword against the Yin Spirit Beast King, in terms of attribute restraint, it would be no lesser than the Phoenix Cry Bird.

Within the same tier, slaying Yin Spirits is effortless. Even against a Tier Three Middle Stage Yin Spirit Beast King, he is confident he can defeat it one-on-one.

"No wonder so many cultivators become foes over one or two powerful treasures."

At this moment, Lin Chang’an finally personally experienced the gap between ordinary and powerful treasures.

Moreover, with the demonic qi removed from this Lifebound Treasure, he felt its reciprocation, increasing his affinity with Fire Attribute Spell.

With the treasure tucked inside him, Lin Chang’an took a deep breath and slowly lifted his palm.

With a "whoosh," a flame appeared in his palm, or perhaps danced deftly at his fingertips.

"Controlling fire with wood, endlessly regenerating."

At this moment, Lin Chang’an had a deep realization.

In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, many cultivators, to avoid being countered by attributes in their cultivation technique, focus on their Lifebound Treasure or Divine Techniques as their cultivation strengthens.

Unless a cultivator practices some extreme cultivation technique.